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AB High Income Municipal Portfolio (ABTYX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US0186427441
Inception Date
Jan 25, 2010
Min. Investment
$0
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Bond

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in AB High Income Municipal Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio (ABTYX) has returned -0.97% so far this year and 3.26% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, ABTYX has returned 2.80% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

1D
0.30%
1M
-3.53%
YTD
-0.97%
6M
0.77%
1Y
3.26%
3Y*
4.04%
5Y*
0.55%
10Y*
2.80%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 8, 2010, ABTYX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.41%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 14.1 years.

Historically, 68% of months were positive and 32% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +8.8%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -10.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, ABTYX closed higher 40% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 25, 2020 with a return of +3.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 19, 2020 at -4.5%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20260.61%2.04%-3.53%-0.97%
20251.07%2.23%-1.71%-0.85%-0.50%0.27%-1.12%1.23%3.49%1.50%0.36%-0.10%5.88%
20240.45%0.23%0.63%-2.09%0.78%2.87%1.03%1.05%1.65%-2.08%2.07%-1.90%4.64%
20234.55%-3.23%1.58%0.19%-1.11%0.26%0.13%-1.72%-4.40%-2.87%8.80%3.91%5.49%
2022-2.80%-0.83%-4.09%-4.31%1.82%-4.32%4.09%-2.52%-6.94%-2.39%6.91%-0.50%-15.49%
20211.67%-1.97%0.97%1.22%1.10%1.09%1.10%-0.30%-0.88%-0.05%1.42%0.28%5.73%

Benchmark Metrics

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio has an annualized alpha of 4.52%, beta of 0.02, and R² of 0.01 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 09, 2010.

  • This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (21.59%) than losses (15.56%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • Beta of 0.02 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.01 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
  • R² of 0.01 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
4.52%
Beta
0.02
0.01
Upside Capture
21.59%
Downside Capture
15.56%

Expense Ratio

ABTYX has an expense ratio of 0.53%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

ABTYX ranks 23 for risk / return — below 23% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.


ABTYX Risk / Return Rank: 2323
Overall Rank
ABTYX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 2323
Sharpe Ratio Rank
ABTYX Sortino Ratio Rank: 1919
Sortino Ratio Rank
ABTYX Omega Ratio Rank: 3131
Omega Ratio Rank
ABTYX Calmar Ratio Rank: 2424
Calmar Ratio Rank
ABTYX Martin Ratio Rank: 1919
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AB High Income Municipal Portfolio (ABTYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


ABTYXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.63

0.90

-0.27

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.87

1.39

-0.51

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.16

1.21

-0.05

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.72

1.40

-0.68

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

2.02

6.61

-4.58

Explore ABTYX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio provided a 4.68% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.47 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%5.50%6.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.6020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.47$0.61$0.43$0.32$0.39$0.32$0.44$0.51$0.51$0.48$0.49$0.53

Dividend yield

4.68%5.93%4.15%3.10%3.91%2.59%3.70%4.27%4.60%4.20%4.48%4.69%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AB High Income Municipal Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.08
2025$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.61
2024$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.03$0.04$0.08$0.07$0.43
2023$0.04$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.04$0.32
2022$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.39
2021$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AB High Income Municipal Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the AB High Income Municipal Portfolio was 21.44%, occurring on Oct 26, 2022. Recovery took 828 trading sessions.

The current AB High Income Municipal Portfolio drawdown is 3.53%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-21.44%Jan 4, 2022205Oct 26, 2022828Feb 13, 20261033
-17.8%Mar 2, 202015Mar 20, 2020187Dec 15, 2020202
-13.68%May 20, 201372Aug 29, 2013188May 30, 2014260
-11.82%Oct 26, 201058Jan 18, 2011160Sep 6, 2011218
-8.15%Sep 9, 201661Dec 5, 2016171Aug 10, 2017232

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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